101 Things to Do at Loyola
- Attend the Organization Fair during Welcome Week!
- Develop successful study skills by visiting Learning Assistance Services.
- Visit the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA).
- Invite your parents to Family Weekend!
- Visit the Office of Student Diversity, CFSU 112.
- Research using libraries around the country in the library's computer lab.
- Have a voice, join Unified Student Government.
- Join one of the many student organizations on campus (there's over 160!). Check in Student Activities & Orientation, CFSU LL39, for a listing of group and clubs meeting times and locations.
- Don't miss Finals Breakfast (where else can you have free breakfast @ 11 p.m.?).
- Visit University Ministry; ask questions and search out answers about your spirituality.
- Play a game of tennis at the Loyola Courts or participate in extramural sports.
- Write a resume that gets noticed! See the Career Development Center for more info.
- Stop by the Admissions Office and sign up to give tours to prospective students.
- Have lunch with friends at Simpson, the Rambler Room or LSD—Lake Shore Dining.
- Lay out on a blanket and study on Halas Field.
- Study in the Law Library (WTC).
- Learn the Alma Mater.
- Meet a head coach.
- Swing by the Water Tower Campus Block Party each semester.
- Learn about Greek Life by participating in Fall Recruitment.
- Visit the Wellness Center.
- Don your Loyola gear and join fellow students in the AIDS walk.
- Visit Hillel's office, the Puja Room and the Mosque - all housed in University Ministry!
- Take a class on the 10th floor of Damen to fully appreciate the escalators!!
- Check your e-mail or write a paper in one of the computer labs on campus.
- Go to the first big event on campus: Freshman Convocation.
- Wear maroon and gold at the same time.
- Participate in Welcome Week and Spirit Week events.
- Spend a summer here on campus - take classes and enjoy Chicago in the summer.
- Dress in your best and come out for the Damen Ball, Loyola's own campus awards event.
- Enjoy some of today's hottest bands. Recently, CAKE, the Black Eyed Peas, Guster and Gavia DeGraw have performed at LUC.
- Give blood at one of the university's blood drives.
- Check out the view of campus from Hussey Lounge.
- Enjoy the lake!! Great for painters and photographers.
- Network and job hunt at one of the numerous Career Fairs.
- Throw a pot in our ceramics studio.
- Speak your mind - LUC's administration really listens, giving you a chance to make an impact on campus.
- Visit the office of Academic Advising & meet with your academic advisor.
- Develop your own student organization. If we don't have something, start it yourself - it's that easy!
- Join CLUB (Campus Life Union Board) and decide on the upcoming campus events.
- Become an RA!!
- Swim in the lake off of Loyola Beach.
- Attend the 10:00 p.m. student mass @ Madonna della Strada (followed by a late night snack in the Rambler Room).
- See for yourself whether or not Mundelein Center is haunted...
- Come cheer the Ramblers on when they play UIC at the Gentile Center.
- Vote in the USG elections.
- Eat a "Giant" from JB Alberto's.
- Take a few friends & learn the secrets of Echo Point (hint: Madonna della Strada).
- Use your U-Pass & take the Red Line to Wrigley to see the Cubs or farther down to see the White Sox.
- Find your calling through all the programs Evoke has to offer.
- Study in the Echo Chamber, the reading room in Cudahy Library, LSC, nicknamed the "echo chamber," a favorite study spot for Loyola students since the library was built in 1930.
- Go to the Taste of Chicago, check out Lincoln Park Zoo & ride the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel.
- Get a midnight snack at Standees.
- Catch a movie at the Village North on Sheridan.
- Walk, run, bike or rollerblade down the lakeshore path.
- Hang out on the Jes Res lawn for Jesuit Fest - with food, music & fun.
- Meet the basketball team and get a t-shirt @ Midnight Madness.
- Head to Halas Sports Center to work out, swim, play ping-pong or basketball.
- Buy some Loyola gear at the University bookstore.
- Go see the free movies at Finnegan Auditorium on Wednesday and Friday nights sponsored by CLUB.
- Have lunch with your RA.
- Go see a play at the Kathleen Mullady Theatre.
- Read The Phoenix.
- Join the Loyolan, and help create our yearbook.
- Cheer on the volleyball teams at historic Alumni Gym.
- Attend 10 p.m. weekday mass at the Jes Res.
- Eat the Carmen's lunch buffet.
- Go down to the Loyola Athletic fields to see support our soccer & softball teams.
- Get your friends together & play for a coveted Intramural Championship T-shirt.
- Get all dressed up and dance the night away at President's Ball.
- Play pool at Zips.
- Run or support your friends in the Chicago Marathon.
- Study Abroad!
- Attend an "open mic" or poetry reading night in the Greenhouse.
- Skirt up to Evanston on the Purple Line for dinner and a movie, or just walk around & enjoy the shops.
- Take a crypt tour of Madonna Della Strada.
- Take advantage of free days @ the Museum Campus and the Art Institute!
- Become a S.T.A.R.S. mentor.
- Go to see Loyolacapella and the A'cafellas.
- Go see Springer and Oprah (who knows, you could win a car).
- Enjoy weekly activities in Zip's - open mic nights, improv shows, friends marathons, etc.
- Find the source of all the bunnies on campus!
- Go on an Alternative Break Immersion.
- Eat a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
- Enjoy burritos at Chipotle with friends.
- Play frisbee with your friends on Halas Field.
- Take your friends downtown on Saturday mornings for some shopping on the Magnificent Mile.
- Have a "Thanksgiving" dinner with your floor before everyone leaves for break!
- Don't miss International Night - sponsored by our cultural/ethnic student organizations.
- Raid Union Station for candy for a movie night with friends.
- Talk a walk down Michigan Avenue during the Christmas Season.
- Eat at neighborhood restaurants such as Leonas, Thai Grill, Blue Elephant & Café Suron.
- Participate in a Rogers Park Clean-UP (RPCUP).
- Tune into 88.7 WLUW community radio station.
- ALWAYS stop by CFSU where there is ALWAYS something going on.
- Attend a Residence Hall council meeting.
- Head to the library with classmates & study in one of Cudahy's group study rooms.
- Don't miss the Heritage Month Celebrations - come out to hear a speaker or enjoy some good food!!
- Look forward to your Senior Week events!
- Meet lifelong friends - the friends you'll make in college will last a lifetime.
- Walk in cap and gown at LUC graduation.
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